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<p>In the city of Vancouver, Washington, opponents of a local light rail system have secured a victory for petitioners.<br />A Cowlitz County judge, Stephen M. Warning, ruled against a law requiring that on municipal petitions, “…signatures, including the original, of any person who has signed a petition two or more times shall be stricken.”<br /><br />Under this law, a petition filed against the proposed light rail system fell short by 32 signatures due to those who signed more than once being thrown out, including the person’s original signature. The city government had concluded that since the petition fell short of the required number of signatures, no vote would be held on the light rail.<br /></p><p><a href="http://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/neal/light-rail-petition-wins-in-court-on-duplicate-signatures">read more</a></p>http://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/neal/light-rail-petition-wins-in-court-on-duplicate-signatures#commentspetition signaturespetitionsWashingtonThu, 18 Apr 2013 15:51:56 -0400Neal4512 at http://www.citizensincharge.orgLight Rail Petition Wins in Court on Duplicate Signatureshttp://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/neal/light-rail-petition-wins-in-court-on-duplicate-signatures
<p>In the city of Vancouver, Washington, opponents of a local light rail system have secured a victory for petitioners.<br />A Cowlitz County judge, Stephen M. Warning, ruled against a law requiring that on municipal petitions, “…signatures, including the original, of any person who has signed a petition two or more times shall be stricken.”<br /><br />Under this law, a petition filed against the proposed light rail system fell short by 32 signatures due to those who signed more than once being thrown out, including the person’s original signature. The city government had concluded that since the petition fell short of the required number of signatures, no vote would be held on the light rail.<br /></p><p><a href="http://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/neal/light-rail-petition-wins-in-court-on-duplicate-signatures">read more</a></p>http://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/neal/light-rail-petition-wins-in-court-on-duplicate-signatures#commentspetition signaturespetitionsWashingtonThu, 18 Apr 2013 15:51:56 -0400Neal4512 at http://www.citizensincharge.orgLight Rail Petition Wins in Court on Duplicate Signatureshttp://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/neal/light-rail-petition-wins-in-court-on-duplicate-signatures
<p>In the city of Vancouver, Washington, opponents of a local light rail system have secured a victory for petitioners.<br />A Cowlitz County judge, Stephen M. Warning, ruled against a law requiring that on municipal petitions, “…signatures, including the original, of any person who has signed a petition two or more times shall be stricken.”<br /><br />Under this law, a petition filed against the proposed light rail system fell short by 32 signatures due to those who signed more than once being thrown out, including the person’s original signature. The city government had concluded that since the petition fell short of the required number of signatures, no vote would be held on the light rail.<br /></p><p><a href="http://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/neal/light-rail-petition-wins-in-court-on-duplicate-signatures">read more</a></p>http://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/neal/light-rail-petition-wins-in-court-on-duplicate-signatures#commentspetition signaturespetitionsWashingtonThu, 18 Apr 2013 15:51:56 -0400Neal4512 at http://www.citizensincharge.org“Local Ballot Initiatives” Booklet Helps Activistshttp://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/neal/local-ballot-initiatives-booklet-helps-activists
<p>Late last year, the Lucy Burns Institute published a booklet entitled, “Local Ballot Initiatives,” written by Leslie Graves, president of the institute and executive director of the wiki-based website Ballotpedia.org, to educate citizens on how they can use initiatives and referendums to reform their hometown governments.<br /> <br />Through several articles, recollections by activists (including Citizens in Charge President Paul Jacob) and real-world examples, Graves outlines how the petition process works and how it is beneficial to initiating change at the local level.<br /> </p>http://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/neal/local-ballot-initiatives-booklet-helps-activists#commentsinitiativespetitionNationalTue, 26 Mar 2013 14:36:21 -0400Neal4477 at http://www.citizensincharge.orgLight Rail Petition Wins in Court on Duplicate Signatureshttp://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/neal/light-rail-petition-wins-in-court-on-duplicate-signatures
<p>In the city of Vancouver, Washington, opponents of a local light rail system have secured a victory for petitioners.<br />A Cowlitz County judge, Stephen M. Warning, ruled against a law requiring that on municipal petitions, “…signatures, including the original, of any person who has signed a petition two or more times shall be stricken.”<br /><br />Under this law, a petition filed against the proposed light rail system fell short by 32 signatures due to those who signed more than once being thrown out, including the person’s original signature. The city government had concluded that since the petition fell short of the required number of signatures, no vote would be held on the light rail.<br /></p><p><a href="http://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/neal/light-rail-petition-wins-in-court-on-duplicate-signatures">read more</a></p>http://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/neal/light-rail-petition-wins-in-court-on-duplicate-signatures#commentspetition signaturespetitionsWashingtonThu, 18 Apr 2013 15:51:56 -0400Neal4512 at http://www.citizensincharge.orgLight Rail Petition Wins in Court on Duplicate Signatureshttp://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/neal/light-rail-petition-wins-in-court-on-duplicate-signatures
<p>In the city of Vancouver, Washington, opponents of a local light rail system have secured a victory for petitioners.<br />A Cowlitz County judge, Stephen M. Warning, ruled against a law requiring that on municipal petitions, “…signatures, including the original, of any person who has signed a petition two or more times shall be stricken.”<br /><br />Under this law, a petition filed against the proposed light rail system fell short by 32 signatures due to those who signed more than once being thrown out, including the person’s original signature. The city government had concluded that since the petition fell short of the required number of signatures, no vote would be held on the light rail.<br /></p><p><a href="http://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/neal/light-rail-petition-wins-in-court-on-duplicate-signatures">read more</a></p>http://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/neal/light-rail-petition-wins-in-court-on-duplicate-signatures#commentspetition signaturespetitionsWashingtonThu, 18 Apr 2013 15:51:56 -0400Neal4512 at http://www.citizensincharge.orgLight Rail Petition Wins in Court on Duplicate Signatureshttp://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/neal/light-rail-petition-wins-in-court-on-duplicate-signatures
<p>In the city of Vancouver, Washington, opponents of a local light rail system have secured a victory for petitioners.<br />A Cowlitz County judge, Stephen M. Warning, ruled against a law requiring that on municipal petitions, “…signatures, including the original, of any person who has signed a petition two or more times shall be stricken.”<br /><br />Under this law, a petition filed against the proposed light rail system fell short by 32 signatures due to those who signed more than once being thrown out, including the person’s original signature. The city government had concluded that since the petition fell short of the required number of signatures, no vote would be held on the light rail.<br /></p><p><a href="http://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/neal/light-rail-petition-wins-in-court-on-duplicate-signatures">read more</a></p>http://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/neal/light-rail-petition-wins-in-court-on-duplicate-signatures#commentspetition signaturespetitionsWashingtonThu, 18 Apr 2013 15:51:56 -0400Neal4512 at http://www.citizensincharge.orgDC Event: Hear Paul Jacob Speak on the Power of Initiative & Referendumhttp://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/trevorf/dc-event-hear-paul-jacob-speak-on-the-power-of-initiative-referendum
<p style="text-align: left;">Citizens in Charge Foundation, The New America Foundation, The Swiss Confederation and The American Consortium on EU Studies Center of Excellence<br /><br />Invite you to a Roundtable Discussion<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 120%;"><strong>The Rise of Transnational Direct Democracy:<br />The European Citizen&#8217;s Initiative and<br />What It Means for the World</strong></span><br /><br /><strong>WHEN</strong>:Â Monday May 24, 2010<br /><strong>TIME</strong>: 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.</p>http://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/trevorf/dc-event-hear-paul-jacob-speak-on-the-power-of-initiative-referendum#commentsNationalThu, 13 May 2010 17:33:26 -0400Staff2857 at http://www.citizensincharge.orgLight Rail Petition Wins in Court on Duplicate Signatureshttp://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/neal/light-rail-petition-wins-in-court-on-duplicate-signatures
<p>In the city of Vancouver, Washington, opponents of a local light rail system have secured a victory for petitioners.<br />A Cowlitz County judge, Stephen M. Warning, ruled against a law requiring that on municipal petitions, “…signatures, including the original, of any person who has signed a petition two or more times shall be stricken.”<br /><br />Under this law, a petition filed against the proposed light rail system fell short by 32 signatures due to those who signed more than once being thrown out, including the person’s original signature. The city government had concluded that since the petition fell short of the required number of signatures, no vote would be held on the light rail.<br /></p><p><a href="http://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/neal/light-rail-petition-wins-in-court-on-duplicate-signatures">read more</a></p>http://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/neal/light-rail-petition-wins-in-court-on-duplicate-signatures#commentspetition signaturespetitionsWashingtonThu, 18 Apr 2013 15:51:56 -0400Neal4512 at http://www.citizensincharge.org“Local Ballot Initiatives” Booklet Helps Activistshttp://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/neal/local-ballot-initiatives-booklet-helps-activists
<p>Late last year, the Lucy Burns Institute published a booklet entitled, “Local Ballot Initiatives,” written by Leslie Graves, president of the institute and executive director of the wiki-based website Ballotpedia.org, to educate citizens on how they can use initiatives and referendums to reform their hometown governments.<br /> <br />Through several articles, recollections by activists (including Citizens in Charge President Paul Jacob) and real-world examples, Graves outlines how the petition process works and how it is beneficial to initiating change at the local level.<br /> </p>http://www.citizensincharge.org/blog/neal/local-ballot-initiatives-booklet-helps-activists#commentsinitiativespetitionNationalTue, 26 Mar 2013 14:36:21 -0400Neal4477 at http://www.citizensincharge.org